Thursday, June 28, 2012

Lil Angel

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on June 28, 2012 & is copyright protected
For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed
I used the elements which came with the tube
If you're using a different tube then you'll need a rainbow with clouds

Plugins
Maura Meister Copies
DSB Flux Bright Noise

The tube I used Mischievous Little Angel (12-2) is by  Chrissy Clark, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Applejuiced


Open new transparent canvas 930x375, we will resize later
Floodfill with a color from your tube

Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize as needed
Duplicate & hide the top one
Apply maura meister copies
Preset menu, wallpaper rotate, number 22
Apply gaussian blur>radius 20

Add your background text
I used Applejuiced size 36
Align center & convert to raster
Apply mura meister copies, preset menu on tiling angle, default settings
Change layer properties to soft light

Unhide your tube
Add drop shadow

Paste your rainbow as a new layer
Move to below your tube
Using your magic wand select the rainbow stripes
Apply bright noise, intensity 60, mix checked
Deselect

Select the clouds with your magic wand
Duplicate 2 times
Apply bright noise, intensity 40, mix checked
Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 45 & 50
Deselect
Hide the 2 bottom animation layers

Duplicate your 2nd background layer
Send to the top
Select all, float, defloat
Contract 12
Delete & deselect
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

Duplicate 2 times
Apply bright noise using same settings as before
Hide the 2 bottom animation layers

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info


Animation:

Hide the middle & bottom animation layers
Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge
Hide the top animation layers & unhide the middle ones
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge
Hide the middle animation layers & unhide the bottom ones
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left

:)


Result by Kaye W





Monday, June 25, 2012

An Angels Light

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on June 25, 2012 & is copyright protected
For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed
Texture, pattern & cloud here

Plugins
Xenofex Constellation

The tube I used Angels Prayer (8-1) is by The Vintange Angel™, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tagettes


Open new transparent canvas 930x420, we will resize later
Floodfill with a color from your tube
Apply texture, size 125, depth 1

Add a new raster layer
Flood with your lace pattern, scale 75
Duplicate 2 times

Apply constellation, settings on small star constellation, keep original image checked
Repeat on other 2 layers clicking the random seed button each time
Hide the middle & bottom lace layers

Paste your tube as a new layer
Resize as needed
Add drop shadow
Position on one side
Duplicate & mirror

Paste your cloud as a new layer

Add my text or use your own
I used the font Tagettes size 48 using the same color as my bg floodfill
Align center
Add an inner bevel & drop shadow

The warmth of an angel's light
can comfort and illuminate
the whole world

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info


Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3
Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge
Hide animation 1 & unhide #2
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge
Hide animation 2 & unhide #3
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left

:)







Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Faery Princess

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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on June 12, 2012 & is copyright protected
For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed
All the supplies I used were included with the tube I used

Plugins
Graphics plus cross shadow

The tube I used Fairy Princess (13-3) is by Chrissy Clark, you can purchase this tube from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tagettes


Open new transparent canvas 700x700, we will resize later
Select all
Paste the sky background into selection
Deselect

Paste your tube as a new layer
Add a drop shadow

Paste the balcony as a new layer
Move to the bottom center
Add drop shadow

Go back to your tube & move down a bit to make the balcony higher on her

Paste border 1 as a new layer
Duplicate
Rotate left 90
Merge down
Click inside with your magic wand
Expand 5
Add a new raster layer
Paste paper 2 into selection
Deselect
Move to below your tube layer

Add a drop shadow to your frame

Working from your frame layer
Paste the sparkles as a new layer
Duplicate, flip & mirror
Move to the upper left corner of your frame
Duplicate, mirror & merge down
Duplicate, flip & merge down

Duplicate 3 times
On your 2nd layer apply graphics plus cross shadow using default settings
Repeat on your 3rd layer changing the bottom # to 168
Repeat on your 4th layer changing the bottom # to 208
Do not apply to the top layer

Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info


Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3 & 4
Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Undo your merge
Hide animation 1 & unhide #2
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge
Hide animation 2 & unhide #3
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Undo your merge
Hide animation 3 & unhide #4
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left :)


Result by Kaye W






Friday, June 1, 2012

Cuddly Cats & Dogs


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This tutorial was written by Sharon A on May 31, 2012 & is copyright protected
For more info read my TOU

Supplies Needed
Paw Print Overlay by me here

Plugins
DSB Flux Bright Noise
The tubes I used are by Cuddly Rigor Mortis, you can purchase these tubes from CDO here

The name of the font I used is Tamborine


Pick one of your tubes as your main tube which you will pick your colors from

Open your overlay, shift D to duplicate & close original
Add a new layer & floodfill with a color from your tube
Change layer properties to overlay, merge down

Activate your rectangle shape tool
Foreground a color from your tube, background null
Width 45
Draw out a frame almost as big as your tag
Align center
Convert to raster

Change your color from foreground to background
Draw out a narrow vertical line, align center & convert to raster
Repeat drawing a horizontal line
Move both to below your frame
Merge the 2 lines

Still on your lines layer
Select all>float>defloat
Add a new raster layer
Apply cutout with these settings


Deselect & merge down

Repeat on your frame layer
Change the offset vertical to 36
Change the horizontal to -36
Deselect & merge down
Merge with the lines layer
Add an inner bevel

Open your paw print overlay again, shift D to duplicate, close original
Resize to 50%
Do the same as before using another color from your main tube
Merge down & copy

Back to your tag
Using your magic wand click inside the the 4 areas of your frame
Expand 5
Add a new raster layer
Paste into selection
Deselect & move to below your frame

Using your magic wand click inside one of the squares
Paste one of your tubes as a new layer
Resize as needed
Invert your selection
Delete & deselect
Add drop shadow & move to below your frame

Repeat with your next 3 tubes

Paste your main tube as a new layer
Resize so she's no higher than the horizontal line in your frame then move to the bottom of your tag
Add drop shadow

Add drop shadow to your frame
Duplicate 2 times
Apply bright noise intensity 35, mix checked
Repeat on other 2 layers changing intensity to 40 & 45
Resize all layers to 70%

Add your text, name & © info


Animation:

Hide animation 2 & 3
Copy merged & paste into animation shop

Hide animation 1 & unhide #2
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

Hide animation 2 & unhide #3
Copy merged & paste after current in animation shop

View your animation

Save as gif & you're all done!

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial

Your comments are very much appreciated either here on this post or on the chat box.  I've made it easy for you to post on this tut by turning off the requirement of having to type in a confirmation code

I would love to post your © compliant result, just email it to me with ATT Sharon & the tut name in the subject line

You'll find my email blinkie on your left

:)